# Village of the Damned (1960)

**German title:** Das Dorf der Verdammten


**Genres:** Horror, Sci-Fi

**Duration:** 77 min

**Age rating:** FSK 16

**IMDb:** [7.3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054443/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.6](https://letterboxd.com/film/village-of-the-damned/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 93%, Popcornmeter: 78%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1022823-village_of_the_damned)

## Description

In the English village of Midwich, the blonde-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.

## Details

**Premiere:** 16 Jun 1960

**Director:** Wolf Rilla

**Cast:** George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens, Michael Gwynn, Laurence Naismith, Richard Warner, Jenny Laird, Sarah Long, Thomas Heathcote, Charlotte Mitchell, Pamela Buck, Rosamund Greenwood

**Countries:** United Kingdom, United States

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIeajPZim3s)

## Showtimes in Munich in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-08-22 (Saturday)

- **[City Kinos](https://munich.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/200-city-kinos.md) (Ludwigsvorstadt):** [2026-08-22 21:45](https://www.city-kinos.de/en/films?sort=A-Z&date=2026-08-22&tab=daily)  (OmU)